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(No Model.)

F. 0. MILLER 8: H. G. PETERS.

GIGAR MOLD.

No. 244,915. Patented Ju1y 26,1881.'

4%,, I I w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDRIOK o. MILLER AND HENRY o. PETERS, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,915, dated July 26,1881.

Application filed October 12, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, FREDEIOKU. MILLER andHENRY 0.1?ETER-S, citizens of the United States, and residents of NewYork, in the county of New York and State of New York,

have invented certain new and usefullmproVe'- be compressed laterallytoward the axesof the plungers as the latter enter the matrices, inorder to prevent creasing the bunches of tobacco as the diameter of thelatter is diminished by the compression of the bunches.

To such end the invention consists, first, in the combination, in acigar-mold, of the lid having a series of parallel grooves'formedtherein, and a series of plungers having tongues fitted and held within.the said grooves of the lid, with the series of sectional matrix-blocksunited to form the lower portion of theinold and made to register overthe cups of the plungers; second, in the combination, in a cigarmold, ofa backin g-board with plungerstb rn gd of blocks of elasticmateriarhaving longitudinal tongues, which are secured in grooves insaid backing-board, While the shoulders on each side of said tonguesrest loosely against the board, and a backing-board provided withmatrices registered with said plungers and having the side walls oftheir cavities made flaring outwardly, whereby the sides of the plungerswill be pressed toward the axes of the latter by the action of thematrices without danger of tearing said plungersdroin theirbackingwithin its matrix.

board, all as hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure l is a tudinal section taken in avertical plane, and illustrating a cup fitted into and compressed Fig. 3is a perspective view of one of the cups, and Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of one of the matrices.

A indicates the baseor backing for the matrix-blocks in the lowerportion of the mold, said base or backing being composed ofa piece ofrigid material.

A indicates one of the end sectionsof the lower part of the mold, saidend sections consisting of a block provided with a dowel-pin, a, adaptedto enter a mortise in the lid B, in order to guide the latter as it isclosed upon the lower portion of the mold. The said base will also beprovided at its opposite end, which is not herein shown, with a similarblock or end section having a dowel fora like purpose. The lower portionof the mold between these end sections is composed of a series ofindependent sections, each section consisting of a matrix-block, A,secured to thebase or backing Aby means of glue or cement, in the mannerhereinafter described.

B indicates the rigid backin g or lid to which the plungers areattached. This lid or backing has a series of grooves, 0, correspondingto the number of plungers employed, cut in its under side and arrangedparallel with each other. The plungers G, which are attached to the lidor backing, consist each of an elastic cup provided with a tongue, 0, ofthe proper size and shape to fit into the grooves of the lid or backing.The tongues of the plungers are fitted in the grooves of the lid orbacking, and secured therein by means of glue in order to hold the saidmembers in rigid connection. The shoulders c of the plungers, however,are not glued or secured to the lid or backing, but fit loosely againstthe same. Were the entire top surfaces of the plungers glued to the lidor backing, it is obvious that lateral compression of the elasticflexible plunger would have a tendency to tear the plunger from the lidor backing; but by forming the elastic plungers with tongues which aresecured within grooves of the lid or backing and arranging the shouldersat the sides of the tongues to fit loosely against the said lid orbacking, said shoulders will slip uponthe backing as the sides of theplunger are forced together, and resume their normal positions as soonas the pressure is released.

Experience has shown that in'the use of ordinary material, such as woodor metal, for making the plunger-cups, the matrices having taperingsides cannot be employed, as the plunger-cup will not fill the matrixduring the operation of pressing, and the bunch of tobacco of which thecigar is formed will be creased. In the present instance the matrices ahave their sides flaring outwardly, and the plungers are composed ofsolid and elastic cups, the cups during operation filling the top orwider part of the matrices in entering the same, and as the plungers arefurther depressed the sides of the cups will be compressed laterallytoward the axis of the plunger, so that the edges of the cup willgradually approach each other as the diameter of the bunch isdiminished, and all creasing of the same he thereby avoided.

In attaching the plungers and matrices to their respective bachings welirstglue the tongues of the plungers in the grooves in the lid or upperbacking; then we invert the lid and place upon each plunger a matrixwith its bottom side up. We next coat the backs or under sides of thematrix-blocks with glue and lay the base or backin g A upon them, afterwhich we subject in, but not claimed, as we intend to make the same thesubject-matter of a separate application for Letters Patent.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. Thecombination, in a cigar-mold, of the upper portion of the mold, composedof thelid B, having a series of parallel grooves, and the plunger-cupsO,-having tongues c fitted and secured in said grooves, with the lowerportion of the mold, composed of the base A, the end blocks, A, and theindependent matrix-blocks A secured to the said base and arranged toregister with the plunger-cups, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a cigar-mold, of the backing-board B, providedwith the plungers, formed of blocks of elastic material provided withlongitudinal tongues c, which are secured in grooves in said board whilethe shoulders on each side of said tongues rest loosely against theboard, and the backing-hoard A, provided with the matrices registeredwith said plungers and having the side walls of their cavities flaringoutwardly, substantially as described, whereby the sides of saidplungers respectively may be pressed to ward each other by the action ofthe matrices without danger of tearing said plungers from theirbacking-board.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

FREDRIOK O. MILLER. HENRY G. PETERS.

Witnesses J AS. S. HARVEY, P. W. OSTR-ANDER.

